The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Phil Holmes & Dan Ranson crossed the line in 1:09:00: 126th of 312 men's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:41 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 1:28 faster than the average race this season, by 2,072 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:21Running 1 4:17v median −0:49
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 3:36v median −0:52
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 4:44v median −0:04
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 5:03v median +0:14
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 5:15v median +0:21
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:10v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 5:34v median +0:42
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Block 08 9:29Running 8 4:49v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 312
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 312 men's teams who finished.